Obiekt 292

Obiekt 292
Obiekt 292 in Kubinka Tank Museum
TypeMain battle tank
Place of origin Soviet Union
Production history
DesignerOAO Spetsmash and VNIITransmash
Designed1990-1991
ProducedSeptember 1990
No. built1
Specifications
Mass46 tons
Width3.525 m
Height2.193 m
Crew3

Armourrolled and cast steel and combined, protivosnaryadny
Main
armament
152.4 mm LP-83 smoothbore tank gun (30 rounds, 6 RPM)
EngineGTD-1000TF turbine, 1100 hp
Power/weight23.9hp/t
Suspensionindividual torsion bar
Ground clearance450 mm

The Obiekt 292, or Object 292 (Объект 292), was an experimental tank of design bureau of the Kirov Plant (JSC Spetsmash) and scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute Transmash. The prototype was based on the T-80U. The chassis was that of the T-80U with a T-80BV turret that was up-gunned to a 152.4 smoothbore gun. The new gun had the same chamber diameter as the 152mm but was much longer. Anti-tank capacity was improved in such a way that the tank could potentially engage and destroy any Western tank of the time at battle distance with a single shot.